The Seven Days

On page 156, Guitar says "White people are unnatural.  As a race they are unnatural.  And it takes a strong effort of the will to overcome an unnatural enemy".  What do you think he means by this?  Do you think that killing innocent white people took a "strong effort of the will"?  Do you think that the actions of the Seven Days are just considering the equal or even harsher crimes that whites committed to blacks?

Cornell West vs Milkman/ Past vs Future

Today at Cornell West's speech he talked about how we must look back to our past in order to understand the future.  He said that without our past and the people in it who provided us with love, we would simply not be.  Do you see a connection (or contradiction) between what West is saying and the way Milkman sees or deals with his past?  How does Milkman's pessimistic view of his family challenge West's view?

Eggs

In Chapter 5 the "fried egg" conversation between Milkman and Guitar (pgs.115-116) reminded me of when Pilate in Chapter 2 talked about how to make a perfect soft-boiled egg (pgs. 39-40). Do you think that the eggs symbolize something or is it a coincidence?

Chapter Five: WHAT IS GOIN' ON?

So this last week we have to have read chapter 5. There were many things that were extremely strange but one that particularly struck me as a WTF (WTF- Why the Face (As in my face when I read this chapter)) moment was when Milkman was so chill about being murdered. In the first part of the chapter, he is with Guitar and he is so calm. What is goin' on?